Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations
Arts and Cultural Heritage Grant for Organizations
A One Week String Fling Fiddle Camp Featuring Traditional and Swedish Fiddle Music
Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.
Justin Holley: Author; Natalie Grosfield: Musician, actor; Joseph Allen: Professor of Art, photographer, traditional Native crafts artist; Jill Johnson: Author, musician; Sandra Roman: Art teacher, author; Gayle Highberg: Painter; Lowell Wolff: Photographer; Jane Merschman: K-12 teacher, actor, director; Mary Hilbrand: Musician; Joanne Kellner: Arts administrator, puppeteer.
ACHF Arts Access ACHF Arts Education ACHF Cultural Heritage
Each participant will be able to learn about an instrument they have not seen before. Each participant will learn new ethnic (Swedish) fiddle music. Each participant will learn new musical terms that are associated with fiddling. Participants will be introduced to a nyckleharpa and be able to play one piece of music on it by the end of the week. All 20 participants will learn at least three fiddle tunes from Sweden. All participants will learn fiddle terms such as chop, slide, improv and break. We will video the participants on three occasions to help document progress and to evaluate the project.
Students filled out a one-page evaluation at the end of the program, with high marks in all categories. They liked learning about the nyckelharpa and that they had small group instruction as well as the chance to perform in large and small groups. Guest instructors also completed an evaluation. Some ideas were to give a more formal overview of what to expect at the beginning of the camp, and to provide overnight stay options so out of area youth and adults could take part.
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